By telling us your country of residence we are able to provide you with the most relevant travel insurance information.
Please note that not all content is translated or available to residents of all countries. Contact us for full details.
Shares
It was just last October, I got scholarship opportunity to study at India. In the warm breeze on the beautiful October day, brought it a wave of emotion that I will never forget feeling. I felt both excited and completely insane, The days leading up to my travel to Bhubaneshwor(odisha), where I am going to pursue my undergraduate degree in computer science and engineering(CSE). It took three day from my origin to reach by train. I started my journey by train on the very 7th day of October. When i reached Muzafferpur junction(half away), I faced a lots of challenge on the way because it was during the time when presidential election result was just released. Hence, way were blocked due to the protestants. I had been trying about 3 hour with some shifts up to 1 hour long just to save up enough money. since, there were some bus which charge expensively during that period for continuously travel to that point. I was having a tough time learning to love myself and controlling through different emotion on a daily basis. I spent my day laughing with new friends and going through motions, but spent my night with serious crying my eyes out. I didn't know anyone like me who was going to bhubaneshwor, made me feel like I must have been crazy to take such a huge into the unknown. The next day after that, I called new friends and told them about the difficulties I was facing in my trip and some finally told me that I would have used different route not that one, but still there is option for me Some suggested me,"I have to drop some serious cash on this", such that my travel would not be in such a difficult way. Therefore, my body remembers the stress of the time I had. Some of new friends were thinking that i just wanted to runaway because of the situation in Kolkota . But my soul was begging for new experience away from everything that was comfortable for me about this trip. But the fact was, I was travelling to Bhubaneshwor for study purpose because I have been admitted and the class commenced on the very October. There I was on the second day at Kolkota junction. I waited for bus which goes directly to Bhubaneshwor. I was a hectic day at the main bus park. There were many people holding up their signs and chanting. Every chant was like a pinch to my skin to let me know that I was awake and that was not a dream- I was really in Kolkota. Thereafter, we took off for Bhubaneshwor. It takes almost a night reaching there. I was picked by college van and finally reached my destination. I was a very interesting ride from the park to C.V.RAMAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING where I am still continuing my undergraduate degree. Greatly, it was during that trip, I realize that I was in a leap in the dark of travelling because I didn't have the experience to travel by train. "THIS BRINGS ABOUT CHANGE IN MY CARRIER"